Our Staff
Perry Bird
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Delray Beach, FL
Current City: Washington, D.C.
Claudia Bledsoe
Project Coordinator
AmeriCorps
Hometown: Queens, NY
Current City: West Hyattsville, MD
Lily Bockowski
Associate
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Pawcatuck, CT
Current City: Pawcatuck, CT
Interim President and CEO & Chief Strategy Officer
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Austin, TX
Becky Carter
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Current City: Nashville, TN
Courtney Cavallo
Manager
Finance
Hometown: Endicott, NY
Current City: Silver Spring, MD
Nick Contino
Senior Director
IT
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
Tara Cruise
Director
New Business Development
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Current City: Chicago, IL
Diamond Eddy
Coordinator
Federal Grants
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Current City: Columbus, OH
Vice President
Network Advancement
Hometown: Enid, OK
Current City: Oklahoma City, OK
Ilyssa Forman
Associate
Development
Hometown: Farmingville, NY
Current City: Brooklyn, NY
Jerod Frenzl
Senior Manager
Systems
Hometown: Murfreesboro, TN
Current City: Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Fries
Senior Manager
Affiliate Launch
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Current City: Washington, D.C.
Nayara Gonzalez
Executive Assistant
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Current City: Centreville, VA
Vice President
Marketing and Communications
Hometown: Paris, France
Current City: Washington, D.C.
Emma Haydasz
Senior Manager
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Current City: Windsor, CT
Lindsey Hesselink
Manager
Program Capacity
Hometown: Manassas, VA
Current City: Phoenix, AZ
Megan Hicks
Senior Director
Enterprise Risk Management
Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Current City: New Market, MD
Shivanti Kariyawasam
Senior Manager
Programs, Research & Impact
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Current City: La Mirada, CA
Sierra Lamb
Manager
Development
Hometown: Guyton, GA
Current City: Orlando, FL
LaShaune Lilly
Director
Human Resources
Hometown: East Orange, NJ
Current City: Miami, FL
Patricia Lovejoy
Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Current City: New York, NY
Chad Magaziner
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Current City: Arlington, VA
Stacy Maliff
Lisa McFall
Senior Manager
Marketing
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Arlington, VA
Regina Miller
Associate
Communications
Hometown: Flourtown, PA
Current City: Ambler, PA
Samira Payne
Director
Community Revitalization and Network Education
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Milwaukee, WI
Chief Development Officer
Hometown: Northridge, CA
Current City: Salt Lake City, UT
Nathan Petrillo
Senior Manager
Communications
Hometown: Greencastle, PA
Current City: Pittsburgh, PA
Oluchi Pitts
Associate
Marketing
Hometown: El Paso, IL
Current City: Chicago, IL
Chelsea Quenum
Director
Communications
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Woodbridge, VA
Mari Reyes
Manager
Program Capacity
Hometown: Muskegon, MI
Current City: San Antonio, TX
Wayne Rickert
Senior Manager
Network Advancement
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current City: Chestertown, MD
Emma Weltzer
Director
National Programs and Partnerships
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Current City: Henderson, NV
Varya Zhigilei
Senior Director
Donor Engagement
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Current City: Charlottesville, VA